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Do you even lift? I mean that seriously. Lifting heavy weights helps one get rid of all that mental bullshit. It's a cornerstone habit. So lifting can form a b
by rambambram 4y ago
Do you even lift? I mean that seriously.
Lifting heavy weights helps one get rid of all that mental bullshit. It's a cornerstone habit. So lifting can form a base for all other beautiful stuff in your life.
It's hard to care about trivial shit on Youtube or Instagram when you just lifted dumbbells until fatigue and did some good squats.
- almost_usual 4y agoOr you start worrying about RPE / programming and comparing yourself to others. At least that’s what happened to me. Got very strong over the years, didn’t get much happier, and then would stress out about losing any gains that were made. Eventually I quit caring and started walking more. I feel the same.
- keenmaster 4y agoOr browse the internet between sets. It’s big brain time. I’m not even joking, if you’re going to waste time at least multitask and get stronger/healthier in the process.
- gigaflop 4y agoThis is the sole reason I use reddit on my phone. I keep a tab for AskReddit, open something for later if the title seems interesting enough, and at least skim the thread within a few days. No app, no login, old-style UI. Since my brain is usually disengaged when lifting (gotta save those calories for what matters), I rarely bother with anything 'deep' between sets. One potential upside of this is that the threads are usually a few hours or days old before I actually read them, which means that I can expect no new content from them once I have my fill of a thread.
- emadabdulrahim 4y agoFor that reason I never take my phone to the gym. I just enjoy resting between sets. I also try to make my workout as efficient as possible.